India vs Pakistan, World Cup match: Industry captains fly in to join cheer squad
economictimes.indiatimes.comWorld Cup league match between India and Pakistan.
Amongst the arrivals were Sajjan and Parth Jindal of JSW, Anshuman Ruia of the Essar Group, Sanjiv Goenka of the RP Sanjiv Goenka group and the MRF clan: KM Mammen, Rahul Mammen & Arun Mammen.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Chief Technology OfficerVisitIIM KozhikodeIIMK Senior Management ProgrammeVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Chief Digital OfficerVisitMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIn a last-minute twist, it turns out that several startup CEOs and the scions of promoter families scrambled to book a private jet, as a block of VIP seats opened up on Friday evening, a leading Mumbai-based charter operator told ET.
The fares reached as high as Rs 25 lakh for a 15-seater private jet, say operators. Observers say that with such enthusiasm for a league match, they expect more and more of India Inc to attend future games, as long as India progresses in the tournament.
More than 150 private jet flights — four times the usual traffic — have ferried some of India's wealthiest people to and from Ahmedabad, as per data from the city airport. Most of these business jets can carry four to 15 passengers and their rates range between Rs 2 and Rs 12 lakh per hour. The Ahmedabad airport has run out of parking slots for private jets and was giving conditional approval to some of these jets.
